The Musk Experiment: A Businessman Walks Into the Swamp Elon Musk thought he could fix the federal government like he fixed the auto industry—cut waste, introduce accountability, and inject some productivity into the bureaucratic black hole. He was wrong. DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) was supposed to root out fraud and reduce federal spending by $2 trillion. Instead, it sparked protests in all 50 states, attacks on Tesla dealerships, and a renewed commitment in Congress to spend even more. Musk recently conceded defeat, posting on X that DOGE “has and will do great work to postpone the day of bankruptcy of America,” but acknowledged that only radical productivity growth—not spending cuts—can save the country. Translation: he hit the brick wall…
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